A view exhibits a broken condominium constructing in a residential advanced in south-western Moscow on Might 29, 2025, following a reported Ukrainian drone assault.
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A Ukrainian drone assault concentrating on Moscow compelled the closure of two of the important thing airports serving the capital, Russian authorities mentioned early on Sunday.
Russia air defence models destroyed 9 Ukrainian drones heading in direction of Moscow by 0400 GMT, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
Emergency providers have been dispatched to the websites the place drone particles fell within the in a single day assault, Sobyanin mentioned. He didn’t report any speedy harm.
A Ukrainian drone assault additionally sparked a short-lived fire on the Azot chemical plant within the Tula area, injuring two folks, and 7 drones have been destroyed over the Kaluga area, regional governors mentioned. Each areas border the Moscow area to the south of the capital.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the stories. There was no speedy remark from Ukraine.
Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia mentioned on Telegram that to make sure air security it was halting flights on the Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
Russia and Ukraine have elevated their assaults in current weeks whereas additionally returning to peace talks for the primary time for the reason that early days of the war that Russia launched in opposition to Ukraine in February 2022.
